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Maintaining Stable Inflation
A central bank's primary objective is to maintain a stable inflation rate. If last year's inflation rate was 3%, and the central bank successfully keeps this year's inflation rate at 3%, what can be concluded about the state of the economy's bargaining gap for the current year? Explain your reasoning based on the relationship where current inflation is determined by past inflation plus the bargaining gap.
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